For Release: March 7, 1996

Dave Drachlis
Office of Media Services
(205) 544-0034
dave.drachlis@msfc.nasa.gov

NOTE TO EDITORS: 96-15N

TETHERED SATELLITE INVESTIGATION BOARD CHAIRMAN
TO MEET WITH REPORTERS FRIDAY

Kenneth Szalai, chairman of the independent review board investigating the loss of the Tethered Satellite during Space Shuttle mission STS-75 will be available to answer news media questions Friday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. CST at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

The press availability follows a two-day data-gathering meeting of the board at the Marshall Center. The press conference will originate on NASA TV from the briefing studio in Building 4207 on Rideout Rd. News media may take part and ask questions from any participating NASA installation.

NASA TV is available on Spacenet-2, Transponder 5, at 69 degrees west longitude, frequency 3880.0 Mhz, audio 6.8 Mhz.